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stefn

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Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō. Cognate with Old Frisian stifne, Old Saxon stemna, Old High German stimna, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰 (stibna).

Noun

stefn f

  1. voice
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church, 1uoting "Circumdederunt me gemitus"
      Dēaþes ġeōmerunga mē beēodon, and helle sārnyssa mē beēodon, and iċ on mīnre ġedrefednysse Drihten clypode, and hē of his hālgan temple mīne stemne ġehyrde.
      The moaning of death surrounded me, and the pains of hell surrounded me, and in my distress I called out to the Lord, and from his holy temple he heard my voice.
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 1:3
      Clipiendu stefn on þǣre wēstenne: "Ġeġearwiaþ Dryhtnes weġ, dōþ ryhte his sīþas.
      A voice calling out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."
Declension

Strong ō-stem:

More information singular, plural ...
Descendants
  • Middle English: steven

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *stamniz.

Noun

stefn m

  1. alternative form of stemn
Declension

Strong a-stem:

More information singular, plural ...
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